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PlantServices.com, February 2012
By Brian Anulies, GE Energy Industrial Solutions
Research shows that industrial facilities are 28% more likely to have a safety incident when maintenance work on a motor is reactive versus planned.

Control Engineering Europe, February 2012
The motivating factors for installing wireless sensors are easy to see – simplicity of installation and operational flexibility. The main challenges for safe wireless communication are to guarantee a short response time and to immediately detect loss of contact with sensors.

InBound displays physical constraints such as a vessel’s Maximum Allowable Working Pressure, design constraints such as relief valve settings, and safe operating limits.

DS 10-SIL has a loud output of 110 dB(A) and conforms with SIL 1 and SIL 2 safety systems.

Approved for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas, ESX10-TC ensures selective disconnection of 12VDC load systems in both factory and process control applications.

FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor is suitable for continuous flow verification supporting process analyzer sampling systems in hazardous plant areas.

Designed to be mounted in panels in Zone 2 or 22 hazardous areas, it provides an audible signal that could be used to alert operators to malfunctions.

Automation World, February 2012
By David Greenfield
Why do a majority of operators and engineers say that alarm overload continues to negatively affect the production process?

The Micropulse TA12 is a non-contact linear position sensor for continuous feedback on hydraulically and pneumatically actuated valves.

Valve World, February 2012
By Julian Taylor, Rupture Pin Technology
The fundamentals of pressure relief applications are safety, efficiency, maintenance level, downtime duration, operating costs and environmental friendliness. Does the Rupture Pin alleviate the issues that go with such applications, or is the rupture disk a more sensible option?